herring gull
noun
: a common large gull (Larus argentatus) of the northern hemisphere that as an adult is largely white with a gray mantle, dark wing tips, pink feet, and yellow bill
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Above, herring gulls wheel and nest in the cliff’s rugged crevices.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
There, the gulls nested with each other or interbred with similar-sized herring gulls to create gull hybrids.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
The largest white droppings belonged to the seagulls — black-headed laughing gulls and white-headed herring gulls — McKenzie explained.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
In February, someone reported one wrapped around a herring gull in Canada.
—Jessica Leigh Hester, Wired, 17 Apr. 2021
The little rocky outpost is a sanctuary for a number of bird species with vulnerable populations, including great black-backed and herring gulls, as well as cormorants and shags.
—Ryan Prior, CNN, 23 Oct. 2019
The family and their fishing hosts were then absorbed in the adventure of a Lake Michigan outing: an orange horizon at dawn, herring gulls in the air, a brisk southeast breeze, the roll of the boat.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2018
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
There, the gulls nested with each other or interbred with similar-sized herring gulls to create gull hybrids.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
The largest white droppings belonged to the seagulls — black-headed laughing gulls and white-headed herring gulls — McKenzie explained.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
In February, someone reported one wrapped around a herring gull in Canada.
—Jessica Leigh Hester, Wired, 17 Apr. 2021
The little rocky outpost is a sanctuary for a number of bird species with vulnerable populations, including great black-backed and herring gulls, as well as cormorants and shags.
—Ryan Prior, CNN, 23 Oct. 2019
The family and their fishing hosts were then absorbed in the adventure of a Lake Michigan outing: an orange horizon at dawn, herring gulls in the air, a brisk southeast breeze, the roll of the boat.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2018
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